Pressing-iron support.



J. SALTZMAN.

PRESSING IRON SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.1915;

Patented July 18, 1916.

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1. SALTZ-IVIAN.

PRESSING mow SUPPORT.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 9.1915.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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[HE NORRIS FZTERS CO PHOIO-LITNQ. WASHINGTON Dv Ly JOSEPH SALTZMAN, OFCI-ITCAGO, ILLINOIS.

PBESSING-IBON SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1916.

Application filed June 9, 1915. Serial No. 33,063.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosnPH SALTZMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Pressing-Iron Supports, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Pressing-irons commonly used by tailors and others for pressing garmentsor the like,

are comparatively heavy and when required to be lifted from a table tooperative position on the work to be pressedrequires considerableexpenditure of energy on the part of theoperator, which has a pronouncedeffect upon the amount of work which an operator can complete in a giventime and on the amount of energy expended by the operator.

One of my objects is to provide a novel, simple and inexpensiveconstruction of support for a pressing-iron, by which the operator mayturn out the maximum amount of work during a given time and by which theeffort required to be exerted by the operator will be reduced to theminimum.

Another object is to reduce as much as possible danger of fire bycontact of the iron with inflammable material; and to render unnecessarythe use of a stand or pad for the iron.

Still another object is to maintain the iron, when not in use, insuspended position in such a manner that minimum exertion by theoperator is required to move the iron to operative position relative tothe work and still permit of the utilization of the full orsubstantially full weight of the iron for press ing operations.

Another object is to so support the iron that it may be readily shiftedto a position in which it will in no way obstruct the operator in theuse of the table in connection with which it is used, for any desiredpurpose, and may be readily repositioned for use .in the manner ashereinbefore stated.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in endelevation of a press ing-table provided with a pressing-buck andequipped with a supportfor a pressing-iron,

constructedin accordance with my invention, an lI'OIl being shown assupported thereby, but not 1n normal position. Fig. 2 is an en- .largedbroken section taken at the line 2 on Fig.1 and viewed in the directionof the arrow. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in elevation, partly sectional,of the free extremity her of supporting. the iron mg devlce shown 1nF1g.5.

of my improved iron support. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken at theline 4: on Fig.

1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 1s a new in endelevation of the pressmg iron of F 1g. 1, showing a detail of the mannerof supporting it, this view being taken from the right in Fig. 1; andFig. 6, an enlarged View in vertical sectional elevation, of the topofthe iron, showing the manfrom the support- In the drawings Ihave'shown my invention as associated with a table provided with apressing-buck in accordance with common practice, the table beingrepresented at 7 and the buck at8, the latter being secured to the uppersurface of the table along one edge thereof by any suitable means.

My improved iron suspending or support- I mg means, according to thepreferred embodiment of my invention, comprises an upright supportingmember 9, pivoted or sWiVeled to the table to rotate in a horizontalplane, a flexible member, as for example, a cable or cord 10, engagingwith the support 9 and connected at one end with a pressing-ironrepresented at 11 and at its opposite end with spring-counterbalancingmechanism 12, thelatter being so constructed as to support the iron insuspended condition. The support 9 is preferably formed of a hollowupright section 13, a horizontallydisposed hollow section 14, and acoupling 15 connecting the adjacent ends of the sections 13 and 14together, the sections 13 and 14, in practice, preferably being formedof gas-pipe as a matter of economy. The lower end of the section 18extends through a bearing member 15 and into an opening 16 in thetable-top in alinement with the opening inthe bearing member, thebearing member 15 being secured to the table-top by bolts 17. Secured tothe section 13 is a collar 18 which rests against the upper surfaceofthe bearing member 15 and serves to hold the rivets 22 engaging lugs 23thereon, the rivets 23 having journaled thereon pulleys 2a, 25 and 26.

The outer end of the section let is provided with a member ar preferablyformed of a tube 25 telescoping with the outer end of the member 14: andadapted to be held in adjusted position by a set-screw 26*, and a head27 secured to the outer end of the tube 25 and carrying a pulley 28journaled thereon.

The cable 10 extends through the sections 13 and 1 1, passing over thepulleys 2% and 26 under the pulley 25 and over the pulley 28, wherebythe cord is mounted to run with the desired freedom through the support9.

The end of the cord which passes downwardly through the section 13 ofthe sup "port is connected with the upper end of .an arc-shaped arm 3%having an eye 35 at its upper end, this eye engaging a link 36, whichextends through an eye 37 of a turn buckle 38, the upper end of theturn-buckle being connected with the cable 10.

Where the pressing-iron employed is heated by gas or electricity, it ispreferred that the gas pipe or electric-current conducting wires, as thecase may be, shall be supported in a position out of the way of theoperator, and this may be done by stringing them upon the support 9. Inthe construction illustrated, the iron 11 is shown to be of thegas-heated type, the flexible pipe for conducting gas thereto beingrepresented at 39, this pipe being threaded through eyes 40, ll and 12,provided on the support. The eye 40 is preferably provided on a block 13engaging the cable 10, the eye ll on the outer end of the section 1% andthe eyes 42 on the coupling 15, the latter eyes being clamped betweenthe sections 19 of this coupling as illustrated in Fig. 4.

It is preferred that the spring 12 be so tensioned that the partscarried by the end of the cable 10, which depends from the pulley 28,will be counterbalanced when the iron 11 occupies a vertical position inwhich its lower surface is below the buck 8, preferably about half waydown, and practically all of the tension in the spring 12 will beeliminated when the iron is raised to substantially the positionrepresented in Fig. 1, it being intended that this figure representsubstantially the position occupied by the iron when the latter is beingused for pressing, and not as representing the normal condition of theapparatus. I

Assuming the iron to be out of registration with the buck 8, in whichcondition the iron will depend at its lower edge below the top of thebuck and to one side thereof, the operator grasps the handle'of the ironlifting it to a position in which its lower edge extends above the uppersurface of the buck, and by shifting the iron laterally, moves it intoposition on the work placed on the buck, the support 9 swinging at itspivotal connections with the table to accommodate itself to themovements of the iron. In lifting the iron as stated, the spring 12 aidsin the lift ing operation, but in accordance with the preferredarrangement of the parts, practically all of the tension in the spring12 is eliminated when the iron is in a plane to engage the work, andthus practically the full weight of the iron aided by pressure of theoperator, if desired, may be utilized to press the work, though ifdesired, the tension of the spring 12 may be varied. During the periodswhen the iron is not in use, whether while shifting the work on thebuck, or sub stituting other work, or when other conditions prevail, theiron is pushed to one side of the buck by the operator, the support- 9swinging accordingly, and upon the releasing of the iron by theoperator, it descends until it reaches a position in which it becomescounterbalanced by the spring 12, it being understood that in theraising or lowering of the iron, the cable 10 runs on the pulleysprovided on the support.

The adjustable member 25 is desirable in that it permits of theadjustment of the device to tables of different widths, and theturn-buckle 38 permits of the adjustment of the iron relative todifferent heights of bucks.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing that by supporting apressingiron in accordance with my invention, the operator may use theiron with practically the same freedom as is possible where the iron isdisconnected from any support, and

when he wishes to position the iron out of the way, all he is requiredto do is to push it to one side, the support 9 rotating in this movementand the iron will hang suspended in the air out of contact with anythingwhich it might damage if allowed to rest against. lVhile I prefer thatthe member 1.0 be a cable, it will be readily understood that any othersuitable flexible member may be substituted, it being my intention bythe use of the word cable in the appended claims, to include any othersuitable flexible member. 7

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of myinvention,

I do not Wish to be understood as limiting it thereto, as the same maybe variously modified and altered without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

\Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Inapparatus of the character set forth, the combination of a base, anupright sup port on said base provided with a laterallyextending armadapted to be adjusted to cause its outer extremity to extend closer toor farther away from said upright, a cable engaging and supported bysaid support and engaging the outer extremity of said arm, adapted tomove lengthwise of said support and arm, a pressing-iron connected withthe end of said cable adjacent to the outer end of said arm, andcounterbalancing means connected with the other end of said cable.

2. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a table,an upright hollow member journaled thereon to swing about a verticalaxis, a hollow substantially horizontally-disposed member, meanscoupling the adjacent ends of said upright and said horizontal membertogether, pulleys supported adjacent said coupling, a pulley supportedat the outer end of said horizontal member and adjustable toward andaway from said upright, a cable extending through said upright andhorizontal memher and engaging said pulleys, a pressingiron connectedwith the end of said cable which depends from the pulley at the outerend of said horizontal member, and a spring engaging at one end withsaid table andat its other end with the other end of said cable.

3. In apparatus of the character set forth, the combination of a table,a base secured thereon, an upright member pivoted to said base toswingabout a vertical axis and provided with a laterally-extending arm, acable supported by said. upright member and arm, andadapted to be movedlongitudinally thereof and engaging the outer end of said arm, apressing-iron connected with the end of said cable adjacent the outerend of said arm, the opposite end of said cable extending below the topof said table, a bracket secured to said table and extending below itstop, and a spring connected with said bracket and with the last-referredto end of said cable.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a table,an upright hollow member journaled thereon to swing about a verticalaxis, a hollow substantially horizontally-disposed member, meanscoupling the adjacent ends of said upright and said horizontal membertogether, said means comprising clamp members applied to opposite sidesof said upright and said horizontally-disposed member, and meansclamping them in position, pulleys and means on said clamp members forjournaling said pulleys thereon, a pulley'supported adjacent the outerend of said horizontally-disposed member, a cable extending through saidupright and said last-referred-to member and engaging said pulleys, apressin -iron connected with the end of said cable which depends fromthe pulley at the outer end of said horizontal member, and a springengaging at one end with said table and at its other end with the otherend of said cable.

JOSEPH SALTZMAN. In presence of A. C. FISCHER, O. G. Avisost Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0.

